Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-12-02

Remedy" log Cabin Scalpne," for
strengthening and renewing the hair;
LOG Cabin Extract, " for both external
and internal application; Log Cabin
Liver Pills." Log Cabin Rose Cream, !"
an old but effective remedy for catarrh,
and Log Cabin Plasters." All these
remedies are carefully prepared from
recipes which were found. after long in
vestgatOn, to have been those most sue
cessfuly used 10y our grandmOthers OF
Eye olden time" They are the simple,
vegetable. etcacious remedies of Log
Cabin days.
hen owned by a woman at Indian Springs,
Fla , is covered with hair instead Of feathers.
The chickens raised by the len are like her
self, but they always die in infancy
1t IS learned that the terribly destructive
forest fires VIII ch have been rag ng IN Nevada
county, California, for few weeks past, were
set by an indiy dual wins loved pyrotechnics.
The microscope is said to be a popular
amusement In New York society and Aes
wings, dust from butterG,' IS wings, and
similar articles are the objects Of assduous
collection.
Postmaster Richard Chadwick, OF south
Lynne, Conn, received his commission from
President Van Buren, forty ight years ago
During his time postage has been reduced
from y TO cents.
Near Washington, y. Y, a party OF fox
hunters ran fox into town, where, after run.
ming about for a while, it dashed into a police
station aud upstairs It's Il ght was arrested
by the policemen.
Two families occupying the same house In
Walingford, Conn, fought long and bitterly
until the woman on the first floor burned
feathers and cayenne pepper. Then the worn
an on the second door capitulatcd and moved
out
"A American who IA at present resident Of
Germany has invented new process OF tan.
ming In which solution OF sulphate Of iron,
soda, and sulphuric acid is used, castor oil
and sp rts Of wine completing the manpIla-
ton.
A sad story OF the life OF the waiter girls in
the Bar Harbor hotels is told 10y Ihe Eisro II
(Me.) American. 1t says that the life there
is very demoralizing, aud that many au Juno
cent country girl falls into fast company and
is ruined lhrc.
Great Improvement has been made Of late
years In the tools used for boring tunnels. la
one month, recently, 40 feet were bored la
the Cascade tunnel in Washington territory,
which is the greatest distance ever accomplish.
ed in a single month IN tunneling.
1t IS sad that among the English lower
classes belief Is common that all patent
medicines are the property Of the government,
being valuable remedies that have been
bought at great price aud sold by q paternal
government at comparatively nominal rates
Potatoes are So scarce I'm Maine this year
that farmers will be compelled to send 10
western states for enough to plant their next
years crop 1t is said that two men can dig
all day In potato field aud obtain only nine
bushels, and many Of these are two small ioi
use.
The town OF Meea-Mcca Mexico, probabl,
the highest human habitaiion on the globe, 10
situated on side OF Mount Popocatepet l5,.
900 feet above the sea IL is All exceeding ly
cold place. the inhab tants wearing the thick.
est Of cloth 10 keep themselves from being
frozen 10 death.
Alta recent ball at Oldtown, Me-, recently
given by the governor Of the Maine Indians,
one handsome young sQusw was fairly dsz.
cling In q very becoming costume OF blue satin
and old.gold plush. with an deliberately EN-.
broidered front to the skirt, aud another wore
dress OF combined bright scarlet and bright
blue.
An ingenious Frenchman has invented Q
system by which a train OF cars eau be brought
to stop very quickly This is accomplished
! BY the use Of compressed air. The traveller
has oaly to pull a rope to bring the train to .
| halt, aud at the same To detach signal which
Indicates I'm which compartment- car helm IA
required.
A negro at Macon, Ga. was the other da,
struck squarely on the head by a bucket filed
with fresh mortar, which had fallen from "a,
top OF the new court house. The bottom wal
split Into flinders aud the pail and the mort II
completely cucasci hli face 50 that he v as 10
great danger % smolhcring until ri We! hy =
fellow-w orkman.
Upon pumping the stand-pps o, IT, water.
works at Hardonylle ~ j., go full % water
that the water ran over the top. thers were
washed out the bodies of sxty-three swallows
1t Is supposed they mstook the stand-plpe for
a chimney, and, swoopng iuto It, stru * ,b,
water aud were drowned The pipes will b,
covered with netting.
Jesse Packard, OF Buckheld, Me-, forgot hi.
Temperance pledge long enough the othei
night to get full, and while he was on bis wa,
home, some one knocked him out ia a fight
His limp, aud apparently lifelcss body wa,
carried home aud one Of his boys seeing IL
moaneds "Oh, dad, you are klt you are kilt n
Old Packard never stirred, but he growled out.
swell, d II, don't you s'pose know II swell
- you doP'